baldric

or bal·drick

[ bawl-drik ]

/ ˈbɔl drɪk /

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noun

a belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip, supporting a sword, horn, etc.

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Origin of baldric

1250–1300; Middle English bauderik, bawdryk, baudry<Anglo-French baudré, baldré,Old French baldrei, baudré, perhaps <Frankish *baltirad sword belt, equivalent to Latin balte(us) belt + Germanic *-rad provision, equipment (compare Old High German rat); source of final -ik uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM baldric

baldricked, adjective

Words nearby baldric

baldies, balding, baldmoney, baldness, baldpate, baldric, bald spot, Baldwin, Baldwin I, Baldwin, James, Baldwin Park

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How to use baldric in a sentence

He had been sitting at his ease in an armchair, over the back of which he had tossed the baldric from which his sword depended.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
In front of her was a damsel bearing in baldric a great sword with haft of emerald and tassels of jewel-encrusted gold.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
Baudrik, s. baldric, belt worn transversely over one shoulder; Bawdrik, A 116.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes|Geoffrey Chaucer
The Chevalier squared his shoulders and shifted his baldric.
The Grey Cloak|Harold MacGrath

To a baldric also was attached the quiver of the archer, and sometimes such a band was merely worn as a decoration.
The Heritage of Dress|Wilfred Mark Webb

British Dictionary definitions for baldric

baldric

/ (ˈbɔːldrɪk) /

noun

a wide silk sash or leather belt worn over the right shoulder to the left hip for carrying a sword, etc

Word Origin for baldric

C13: from Old French baudrei, of Frankish origin

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